Review of Beautiful Thing (1996) by Wayne P — 12 May 2008

Absolutely fantastic moovie , makes me laugh and cry and think. Just crazy about this film.

This review of Beautiful Thing (1996) was written by Wayne P on 12 May 2008.

Beautiful Thing has generally received very positive reviews.

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